Metaphors of Free Software
Paul van der Vlis
paul at vandervlis.nl
Tue Sep 30 16:31:25 UTC 2014
op 30-09-14 17:22, lfodh at fsfe.org schreef:
> Modification: Flowers for your garden
>
> Free Software is like buying flowers for your garden. If the seed of
> those flowers spreads and you get more flowers, you can give those
> seeds or flowers away if you want to. Proprietary software is like
> signing an agreement that you will never ever use or give away those
> seeds or flowers.
>
> And accordings to my mother, in the gardening community, such an idea
> would be considered madness and an insult to the craft. ;)
There are many patents on plants and seeds, see:
http://www.no-patents-on-seeds.org/
http://seedfreedom.in/learn/who-owns-the-seed/
But I like: "Proprietary software is like patented seed".
With regards,
Paul van der Vlis
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